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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2022

Social Work Blog

Implications for Clinical Social Workers. On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. December 2021. NASW submitted comments on September 13, 2021 to CMS on the proposed rule. Reimbursement. The final rule called for 3.75

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Members in the News – July 28, 2023

Social Workers Speak

We’re never going to build out an infrastructure if the going rate for therapy is $150 on the private market and it’s $70 on our Medicaid system.” “We have a wage shortage, paying mental health [employees] disproportionate wages to what someone can do in private therapy. Two different health care services. Both in need of more staff.